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Most of the site is not appropriate for full development. The Joint Greenbelt Review identifies it as having high landscape value. However, taking into account the recent University of Warwick Masterplan, it would seem appropriate to permit a south-westerly extension of the University to increase their provision of halls of residence. This would release family homes in adjacent towns currently rented by students due to insufficient student accommodation on campus. This would also reduce traveling by students and consequent CO2 emissions, and therefore better for global sustainability. It is understood that the university currently has about 6000 residential places and over 16000 full time students and planned to grow. Provision of 10,000 places may require more land than dotted on the plan below and would clearly need to be defined in detail in due course. Financial provision could be partly made available from S106 agreements with the developers of the 11,000 homes, representing less than 1 student bed sit place for each home built.